More than 500 Minnesota and Wisconsin players competed in the state finals Jan. 19, and a record 42 teams (eight players per team) turned out for the team event as well on Jan. 18. That resulted in Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel, in Morton, Minn. hosting more than 1,000 players and guests for the Bar Poker League tournaments.
Now that the state has a WSOP Main Event seat winner, Minnesota and Wisconsin will start a new six-month season of poker.
Another WSOP seat is up for grabs in Florida this month as the state wraps up its first season of the Bar Poker League. Florida has more than 30 league locations and continues to grow in Southwest Florida as players work their way to the State Finals taking place Feb. 17.
There, the league will award another $10,000 WSOP Main Event seat.
The World Poker Store also launched the Washington Bar Poker League today, expanding the league into a third U.S. time zone. The company is also in negotiations in Europe and China for stores and league operations to take the league worldwide.
"This is just the beginning of a great year for The World Poker Store as our efforts to develop revenue streams around the world will come to fruition," said Chuck Chastain, World Poker Store CEO.
"We expect to reap the benefits of all our hard work over the past few years and continue to capitalize on the popularity of poker through our website, bar league, retail stores, loyalty card program and upscale entertainment clubs in 2008 and beyond."
The World Poker Store has offices in Minnesota, Florida, Washington, the Netherlands and China, where it works to bring free Texas Hold'em and world-class poker entertainment to the people.
The company also has some top international poker pros on its advisory board to help it best bring poker to the world. Those pros are Marcel Luske, Johnny Chan, Phil Hellmuth, Hoyt Corkins, Patrik Antonius and Liz Lieu, who promote the company at tournaments and advise on how to develop the company's poker programs in foreign countries.
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US Government: WTO settlement information classified
Ed Brayton is reporting over in his blog today that the United States Government has apparently decided to classify information regarding recent WTO settlements with the EU, Canada and Japan over the issue of online gambling, claiming that the settlement text needs to be ��...full article
Ed Brayton is reporting over in his blog today that the United States Government has apparently decided to classify information regarding recent WTO settlements with the EU, Canada and Japan over the issue of online gambling, claiming that the settlement text needs to be withheld due to national security issues.
The settlements stemmed from a WTO decision that found the US had violated WTO rules by not allowing equal foreign and domestic access to the US online gambling market. The US was required to provide compensation to impacted WTO members, and reached private settlements with the EU, Japan and Canada. Full details of the settlement agreements were not released by the Office of the US Trade Representative at the time of settlement.
Pros confirmed for 2008 Canadian Open
Jennifer Tilly, Phil Laak, Antonio Esfandiari, Huck Seed, Brad Booth, Mel Judah, Greg Mueller and others have already registered to play in the main event of the tournament.
"We are extremely pleased with the response from international players participating in our event," said Kelly Kellner, HeadsUp Entertainment president and CEO.
"With a tax-free prize pool in Canadian casinos, the ability for anyone over 18 years of age to play and the strength of the Canadian dollar, many pros have told me this is an event they wouldn't miss."
The series is taking place March 5-9, with the $5,000 main event set for March 6. It has a 128-player cap.
The schedule is:
- March 5: $500 Freezeout Charity Event (250-player limit)
- March 6: $5,000 Heads-Up Main Event (128-player limit)
- March 7: $1,500 Short-Handed Event (200-player limit)
- March 8: $1,000 Freezeout Event (300-player limit)
- March 9: $500 Freezeout Event (300-player limit)
The main event will also be televised internationally through a series of six, one-hour shows being produced by HeadsUp Entertainment. The programs will be hosted by Bart Hanson and Adam Schwartz.
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WSOPC heads to San Diego
The Rincon stop on the WSOPC tour has traditionally been very popular, as it gives players practice for upcoming tournaments on the California poker scene, including the L.A. Poker Classic and the Bay 101 Shooting Star.
Historically, top professional players have captured the title at this location. Chris "Jesus" Ferguson's first of his three WSOPC championships was won here during the event's inaugural year in 2005 and Darrell Dicken and Peter Feldman (who is the defending champion) have taken the last two events.
Attendance at the preliminaries has been a little down for the run of events in San Diego, possibly due to the number of other tournaments taking place simultaneously. However, the tournaments have averaged around 300 players for the smaller buy-in events, and have brought out top-notch players from the local poker community.
Mario Valenzuela and Rod Dingler have been very active in the preliminary events, with a victory each, and GiGi Dong was the champion of the ladies event.
When the main phase of the action starts on Tuesday afternoon, many professionals will no doubt take a break from the tournament schedule in Los Angeles to make their way down to San Diego for this one. The $5,000 buy-in will bring a very strong field predicted to number around 150 and play is expected to be competitive.
PokerListings will be there for all the action that takes place in our Live Tournaments section and, by the end of the tournament on Thursday, we'll find out who the latest WSOPC champion is.
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